gravities in English

noun

1

the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass. For most purposes Newton's laws of gravity apply, with minor modifications to take the general theory of relativity into account.

Certainly, every type of matter we have ever encountered feels the attractive force of gravity .

2

extreme or alarming importance; seriousness.

crimes of the utmost gravity

synonyms: seriousness, importance, significance, weight, consequence, magnitude, acuteness, urgency, exigence, awfulness, dreadfulness, moment

noun

seriousness, importance, significance, weight, consequence, magnitude, acuteness, urgency, exigence, awfulness, dreadfulness, moment
solemnity, seriousness, somberness, sobriety, soberness, severity, grimness, humorlessness, dourness, gloominess
soberness, sobriety, sombreness, graveness, somberness
solemnity
gravitation, gravitational force

Use "gravities" in a sentence

1. The active material layer includes a plurality of binders having different specific gravities.

2. Synonyms for Austerities include formalities, gravities, seriousnesses, sternnesses, coldnesses, hardnesses, harshnesses, inflexibilities, solemnities and stiffnesses

3. Their specific gravities, dry and saturated densities were determined, as were their absolute and effective porosities.

4. In an alternate mode, the screening takes place using a dynamic screen (90) having variable aperture sizes, after the particles have been separated by specific gravities in the wind tunnel (12).

5. A grid of LTE model Atmospheres is presented for effective temperatures ranging from 5500 to 50,000 K, gravities from the main sequence down to the radiation-pressure limit, and abundances solar, 1/10 solar, and 1/100 solar